Abstract
The ever-increasing rate of failure of engineering students in engineering mathematics is one which the school management and entire stakeholders need not wink at any longer. Engineering mathematics is a prerequisite for all engineering discipline. It equips the student with problem solving skills and cognitive ability needed for higher thinking. The research was conducted to investigate and critically analyze the causes of the recent poor performance of engineering students in the past four academic sessions. Descriptive and Correlation research design were used. The study was designed to capture the entire population of students and some lecturers using questionnaires, interviews, work study, work sampling, and analysis of past results using correlation and regression analysis, chi-square and ANOVA. The findings revealed that students have positive attitude towards engineering mathematics. Nevertheless, poor learning environment and present coordination are major factors contributing to poor performance of students in engineering mathematics. Splitting the lecture schedule into two or more groups, and fair assessment and marking of examination scripts are highly recommended.
Keywords: Engineering Mathematics, Poor Performance, Coordination, Chi-square
Okere, C. & Chukwuemeka, H (2018). Critical Analysis of the Recent Poor Performance of Engineering Students in Engineering Mathematics: A Case of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/critical-analysis-of-the-recent-poor-performance-of-engineering-students-in-engineering-mathematics-a-case-of-nnamdi-azikiwe-university
Okere, Chinedu, and Harold Chukwuemeka "Critical Analysis of the Recent Poor Performance of Engineering Students in Engineering Mathematics: A Case of Nnamdi Azikiwe University," Afribary. Afribary, 05 Nov. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/critical-analysis-of-the-recent-poor-performance-of-engineering-students-in-engineering-mathematics-a-case-of-nnamdi-azikiwe-university. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Okere, Chinedu, and Harold Chukwuemeka . "Critical Analysis of the Recent Poor Performance of Engineering Students in Engineering Mathematics: A Case of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,". Afribary, Afribary, 05 Nov. 2018. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/critical-analysis-of-the-recent-poor-performance-of-engineering-students-in-engineering-mathematics-a-case-of-nnamdi-azikiwe-university >.
Okere, Chinedu and Chukwuemeka, Harold . "Critical Analysis of the Recent Poor Performance of Engineering Students in Engineering Mathematics: A Case of Nnamdi Azikiwe University," Afribary (2018). Accessed December 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/critical-analysis-of-the-recent-poor-performance-of-engineering-students-in-engineering-mathematics-a-case-of-nnamdi-azikiwe-university